Pride Comes Before a Fall - The Cautionary Warning about the Dangers of Pride

What feels like when one time the rain of appreciation from relatives, friends, and teachers falls on you and starts flowing in your head like river which also increases your self-esteem, worthiness, and bravery.

Motivation also comes with it.

Yes!

I also agree that Pride is a very powerful and POSITIVE emotion but as the common saying goes:

Everything in this Universe only Exists in its Stable State of Equilibrium (or Balance) but when it is Disrupted, Chaotic Changes Happen

Life can present us with challenges and difficulties, and that these experiences can often be the result of imbalances or inequities within our feelings, emotions, and actions etc.

Pride is the double-edged sword

It can give you the confidence to push yourself and succeed, but it can also drag you down to worthless if it grows too big.

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Pride is Okay when,

• It comes with your relatives and friends or the motivation that recreates you back.

But what I am talking about being proud of yourself.

It has bad consequences. So bad that it can damage our relationships and make us difficult to be around.

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It Can Make You Arrogant

You will start feeling that you are the only perfect being in the place.

When we are too proud, we may become convinced that we are superior to others and that we deserve special treatment. This can lead us to behave in a manner that is arrogant and conceited, and can cause us to treat others with disrespect and disdain.

Thus,

• Destroying Relationships

Making yourself feeling so high that,

• You become overconfident and underestimate the challenges you face.
• You make poor decisions that results in failure or disappointment.
• You become too invincible that leads to false sense of security.
• You become soo superior to yourself that you may not be able to accept critism.

Being Proud is about Creating an Inflated Self-image

Okay if Excessive Pride is Bad So How can we Avoid it?

Excessive Pride is bad so the question is how can we avoid it.

For the solution I like practicing the Eckhart Tolle's idea in his book, "The Power of Now".

Where he talks about focusing on the present (Now) in order to achieve.

Although he talked about forgetting the regrets that happened in the past, I will say also forgetting about the joy that happened or that are about to happen.

Because,

Pride can also be applied to the future and the past.

• The past achievements that happened.
• The upcoming joys that are about to happen, because you was to proud of your work that made you forget about the mistakes.

It may sound confusing, in easy words I am saying;

Forget the Sh*t that Happened and is Happening

The word "Sh*t" applies to both joys and regrets.

Yes, start calling all Goods of YOURS a Sh*t and you will stop thinking of it.

Just Focus on,

• Improving Your Goods More
• Opening on Feedbacks
• Making More and More Progress

In other words,

Be Mindful and Practice Meditating

Remember!

I am not saying to stop celebrating because celebrating is the other thing and Pride is our inner feeling.

Also,

Always be Prideful of the achievements of others. Because I first experimented this mind set with myself and it resulted in me being cruel and rude to others.

It is important to see other's feelings. If they are happy on their winnings you should also be too with them.

You should also be happy with yours (efforts) too. Because it is also important to stay happy.

Pride is not of Yours but of Others

One way to avoid excessive pride is to focus on being proud of others rather than ourselves.

This can involve recognizing and celebrating the accomplishments of others, and being supportive and encouraging of their endeavors.

It is important to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of others, and to show pride in their achievements.

By showing pride in the achievements of others, we can foster positive relationships and build a sense of community.

Appreciation is Necessary in Relationships

It can also inspire others to work hard and pursue their goals, as they know that their efforts will be recognized and appreciated.

Embrace your pride, but don't let it consume you!

Are You a Teacher?

While I was in college, my teachers tended to appreciate me less and less as I achieved more and more (Not that bad - appreciated me in front of my parents, something I ignored at the time).

This attitude often made me disappointed, but also encouraged me to work harder and make my teachers happy.

Instead of being impressed, they simply said, "Ok Huzaifa," and were more critical when grading my tests.

At first, I disliked this attitude, but as I got older, I realized that they were actually in the right.

They knew that the more I achieved, the more I was in danger of becoming arrogant and losing my success.

Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.

Don't be discouraged if your attitude seems harsh at first - your students will come to appreciate it over time.

Even if it's cruel, their initial dislike of you will eventually give way to understanding the fundamental role you've played in their education.

Your right Attitude with them will make their future right.

What I found most interesting was that my teachers' attitudes weren't just limited to class discussions or debates where they appeared strict in order to make me understand complex concepts better.

Even when I got good grades, they didn't seem particularly impressed by them as if their role was more focused on teaching wisdom rather than knowledge!

It made perfect sense why one needs an optimistic approach towards life despite challenging scenarios - only with enthusiasm and determination do we have a chance for victory in every endeavor.

The extremely cool part about this mindset change process is its sustainability factor - once acquired it continues motivating us without fail until future successes come knocking at our doorsteps!

All because of such profound insights from my mentors who pushed me beyond what seemed possible before, have led to greater ambitions now which are achievable due to their vital inputs into character building during those formative years of mine.

Nowadays whenever there's anything new coming up around the corner - be it an important decision or something else; I find myself instantly inspired enough by these same lessons that were taught many moons ago back then throughout school hallways & classrooms in order not just stay hopeful but also excel further altogether .